Paracetamol, a Popular Pain Killer, May Cause Masculinity Inhibition and Flaccid Sex Drive
a new study states that using paracetamol during pregnancy could restrain masculinity and lead to a flaccid sex drive during adult life.
The Case for 32 Hour Work Week
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The Curious Role of Richard Nixon in the Fall of the Soviet Union
The synchronicity of Richard Nixon’s resurgence in the 1980s with Gorbachev’s rise, and his curious 1991 trip to the Soviet Union, show clearly that he had an active role in the intelligence strategy that led to the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Why That ‘Clean Swimming Pool’ Smell Is Actually Bad for Your Health
It seems that peeing in the pool has become commonplace, which makes that clean swimming pool smell actually bad for your health.
The Mastery of You
Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans. Life is what happens inside you while you are busy making other interactions. The Mastery of You is an elegant book that takes you
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30 Days Before WWII Einstein Sends a Letter to Roosevelt Recommending Nuclear Bomb
In August 1939, one month before the start of World War II, Einstein sent a letter to the U.S President Roosevelt recommending the utilization of nuclear chain reactions to create an atomic bomb. In his
2 Trillion Galaxies in the Observable Universe
There are about 2 trillion galaxies in the observable universe. This is the best estimate that can be asserted based on today’s technology. However, scientists expect the numbers to grow bigger as the telescope technology gets
Deng Xiao Ping, The Father of Modern China
He was born in August 22nd 1904 in the village of Paifang in Sichuan province.
The Americans, Espionage in the Last Decade of the Cold War
After three years and five seasons, The Americans has finally been nominated for the 2016 Emmy’s Best Drama Series. The show depicts the life and operations of two covert Soviet agents in the U.S in
Who Invented the Telephone?
Antonio Meucci is the true inventor of the telephone, not Alexander Graham Bell. This century-long controversy had finally been settled by the US Congress in 2002. The acknowledgement was the result of the House of Representatives’ vote of the resolution H.RES.269.
Google Is Sponsoring a Cosmic Gold Rush, and the Legal Framework Is Already There
Google XPrize contest aimed to encourage startups to develop affordable moon mining technology. Such a technology would have huge economic implications.
One Week Before Invading Kuwait, Saddam Sent an Ambiguous Message of Friendship to Bush
On Wednesday July 25th 1990, the Iraqi president Saddam Hussein met with the US ambassador April Glaspie. The meeting’s outcome has had a vital impact on the whole region. Its ramifications are still haunting Iraq, Syria, Iran and the Gulf countries until now.
One in Every 200 Men Is a Descendant of Genghis Khan
One in every 200 men alive is a descendant of Genghis Khan, according to a study published in 2003 by researchers from Britain, Italy, Uzbekistan and China.
JULY IN HISTORY – THE STORM OF THE BASTILLE
On July 14th 1789, French revolutionaries stormed into the Bastille prison, a symbol of the tyrannic monarchy. They succeeded to dismantle it and signal the beginning of the French revolution. King Louis 16, his wife
US nuclear arsenal is still controlled by 1970s system
The Defense Department’s Strategic Automated Command and Control System, used to exchange emergency messages with US nuclear forces is still running on an IBM platform from the 1970s. The system uses 8inch floppy disks, the
European scientific articles will be free by 2020
Press release All European scientific articles to be freely accessible by 2020 Europe makes a definitive choice for open access by 2020 27 May 2016 All scientific articles in Europe must be freely accessible as of 2020.
Archerfish is able to recognize human faces
The archerfish can recognize human faces. This conclusion is the result of the work of a team of researchers from Oxford University and from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. It has been published in the
France is building a meteor-spotting network
France has launched a meteor-spotting network of 100 cameras all over the country. The project’s official name is Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network (FRIPON). It aims to determine the source of the meteorites and collect
A large far planet is very probably orbiting the sun
A recent research suggests that a giant unknown planet is orbiting around the sun. This ninth planet could not be observed with telescopes but its existence is deduced from its gravitational impact on the surrounding
One Hundred Years of Solitude, Again and Again
One Hundred Years of Solitude is seen by many readers as a fantastic piece of fiction narrating wonderful stories in remote exotic settings. Some others have never seen it in that way. They rather see it
Sir Oswald Mosley and the British Union of Fascists
This photo was not taken in the Nazi Germany. It shows the MP Sir. Oswald Mosley, during a parade of the British Union of Fascists in the 1930s. Throughout his career, Mosley explored the whole political spectrum, from the extreme left to the extreme right. This photo illustrates his Fascist episode with the Black Shirts. The uniformed and military-style organizations were later banned by the British government. After the war, Mosley formed the Union Movement, calling for the unification of Europe under one super state.